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11-12-2015, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Southeastern PA
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For what you get, I totally agree Myrtle beach is very reasonable even during the summer season. It's cheaper than ocean city Maryland.
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11-12-2015, 01:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 258
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We have found campgrounds we used to stay at that gave us the Passport America rate, aren't doing it for 2016. So we'll find another place.
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11-12-2015, 01:12 PM
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ARLO
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: N Chili, NY
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I am truly sorry that you're not happy with Hershey park. I won't to give hershey Corporation a single nickel anymore since they moved their production to Mexico.
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11-12-2015, 01:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Sun City Center
Posts: 101
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Originally Posted by KDHfan
I was booking some 2016 trips this morning and went to the Hershey Park Campground site to book our annual, 7-day summer trip. Site fees were a little on the high side for the sites they offer, but ok, i get it. It's the "Sweetest Place On Earth," right?
That sweet taste in my mouth soured a bit as i found the 2016 fees.
Full hook-up sites during the week went up $19/night... to $89/night.
Weekend fees went up $24/night... to $99/night! 
They have also now added a holiday rate... only $109/night.
Hershey Park is nice, but it ain't Disney.
For those who haven't been to the campground, these are tight pull-through sites. If you're not in the pull-through section, you will be on the hill, and/or next to an active train that runs every 45-minutes or so, all day, all night.
We used to love this campground... clean, friendly, a little pricey, but still affordable. Now, i would recommend finding one of the other 3 or 4 nice campgrounds in the area at about half the price. |
My family as well as my friend and wife has stayed at Hershey several times, but these prices are ridiculous! If enough people refuse to camp here and not go to the show because of it, maybe they might change their pricing, but I doubt it. Personally I will, as well as my friend, stay in Lancaster, it's only a short drive to Hershey and the price with a GoodSam discount will pay for the gas round trip, maybe buy dinner too.
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11-12-2015, 01:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,348
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Any camp ground around a major attraction is going to be expensive. I found it better to find a camp ground a little farther away and drive to the attraction. I went to Colorado last summer camps around Estes park and Rocky Mountain NP were running $80 and up per night. I stayed in Ft. Collins about 45 miles away for $35 and enjoyed the drive to the park.
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11-12-2015, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 17
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If you are looking for an amusement park, go 1 hour further north to Knoebels Amusement Resort. 2 campgrounds and free admission to the park. Great food and prices.
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11-12-2015, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ependydad
Location, location, location.
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Even more, they offer the bus service that drops you right at the entrance. Plus if you stay @ the campground you get a "preview" day of the park when you check in at no added cost. And discounted tickets.
What we did is checked in @ 230 on a Friday and bought one day passes. We went to the park until closing the rest of the day utilizing the preview pass. We took a break for some local attractions on Saturday, then all day Sunday we spent in the park.
In my opinion if your staying there just to go to the park it may still be worth it.
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11-12-2015, 03:02 PM
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ARLO
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: N Chili, NY
Posts: 910
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Originally Posted by floridela
My family as well as my friend and wife has stayed at Hershey several times, but these prices are ridiculous! If enough people refuse to camp here and not go to the show because of it, maybe they might change their pricing, but I doubt it. Personally I will, as well as my friend, stay in Lancaster, it's only a short drive to Hershey and the price with a GoodSam discount will pay for the gas round trip, maybe buy dinner too.
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We stayed in Lancaster a few times and liked it very much.
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11-12-2015, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Oneonta, NY
Posts: 192
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Originally Posted by DisDad01
The big 3 myrtle beach campgrounds have water parks and now all three will have lazy rivers. Can you believe it was one of the reasons we didn't stay there last year. My wife loves floating on a lazy river. We stayed at Lakewood and had a blast. Going back again this year.
Speaking of $100/night, just booked lake George rv park at $98 plus $9 for every child over 12. I got one of those so I'm at $107/night.
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King Phillips is about half that price. Definitely not as much going on at the camp but that's what I like. It's closer to lake George village and great escape which is where we spend all our time. I also stayed at lake George escape which is nice, and priced between rv park and King Phillips
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11-12-2015, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 684
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We have been to the area twice (both times to visit Hershey Park) and have always stayed a Twin Grove. MUCH cheaper, although no longer a KOA. More than close enough to Hershey Park.
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11-12-2015, 03:53 PM
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Western PA Happy Campers
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 23
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We use the Jonestown KOA. 15 minutes from Hershey Park and they have shuttle that will take you there and back. Also it's near Fort Indiantown Gap and they have some nice outdoor military displays. Creekside sites are great. The Swatara Creek is perfect for kayaking.
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11-12-2015, 04:23 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 7,063
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I do not mind paying if the location is great or has perks. $100 a day would not be bad with the free bus.. (figure $25 to park so $75 a day)... Cheaper tickets and so forth. When we just stayed at Disney it was $95 a day. Figure the shuttles and such, knock off the $20 a day parking.. It begins to get better. Now, 170 in the peak season... Yeah right!
It is $100 a day for Frontier Town in OCMD... But they have a water park and a free shuttle to downtown OCMD, so I guess it helps drop the cost... I do not know what Hershey charges for the area hotels, but it is prob more than $100.
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11-12-2015, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Spring Valley OH
Posts: 833
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Just three weeks ago, we stayed at Hershey Conawego CG in Elizabethtown just 10 minutes from the park. Half the price of Hershey's park, but the bathrooms and showers were GROSS! The place needed a lot of maintenance. Put it on your "definitely avoid" list.
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11-12-2015, 05:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Dunn, NC
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$100.00 a night, I'll get a motel. Or Wal-Mart!
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11-12-2015, 05:50 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 7,063
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pdqparalegal1
$100.00 a night, I'll get a motel. Or Wal-Mart!
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Oh I agree... I would not dream of staying there unless their offerings benefited us... I stay at the Hershey TT but without that I might stay to save on the tickets and transportation while I visited the park.. This is how we handled Disney.. Then we BAILED as soon as we were done in the park and found a cheaper solution down the road for the remaining trip.
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11-12-2015, 06:31 PM
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
Posts: 23,269
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rlocicero
I am truly sorry that you're not happy with Hershey park. I won't to give hershey Corporation a single nickel anymore since they moved their production to Mexico.
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While there is a Hershey plant in Mexico (it is over 40 years old), their candy plants are still cranking out Kisses, Kit Kats, and Reese Cups full speed at the 4 plants in PA, 1 in IL, and 1 in VA. The newest plant in West Hershey, PA set the company back over 300 million dollars.
https://www.thehersheycompany.com/ab...g-network.aspx
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11-12-2015, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brownsville
Posts: 1,166
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I stay at Hershey in 2012 when they had Farm Aid there the price wasn't bad then can't recall how much I paid but I had water and elec site.You right about the trains but I use to them bc I have them behind my home.There is a state campground about 30 miles from there. What nice about it is the price is low plus you are only 30 some miles from Gettysburg and 30 some from Hershey.So if you have kids that a better place to camp.
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11-12-2015, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 981
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 05CrewDually
Even more, they offer the bus service that drops you right at the entrance. Plus if you stay @ the campground you get a "preview" day of the park when you check in at no added cost. And discounted tickets.
What we did is checked in @ 230 on a Friday and bought one day passes. We went to the park until closing the rest of the day utilizing the preview pass. We took a break for some local attractions on Saturday, then all day Sunday we spent in the park.
In my opinion if your staying there just to go to the park it may still be worth it.
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The "preview" is available for anyone. You do not have to be staying at a Hershey owned resort/campground to take advantage. Just purchase your ticket and enjoy the park the night before for free.
Parking at Hershey Park is just $9.00/ day. Not sure that makes up for the extra $40 they're gouging us.
Also... Annual pass members enjoy free parking right up next to the entrance.
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11-12-2015, 07:53 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 33,790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Dixon
Who in their right mind would pay $100 camping fee?
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California state beach campgrounds have premium campsites that cost that much.
And they're booked up year-round, 6 months in advance.
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11-12-2015, 09:02 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 40
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Camping as conspicuous consumption.
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